Red Bicyclette

Appellation is a French word for "place" and refers specifically to the location where a particular wine's grapes are grown. Red Bicyclette Merlot grapes, for example, hail from Herault and Gard located in the Languedoc Region of Southern France, a verdant area of rolling hills and wildflowers bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
In French, terroir links the taste of wine with the place where the grapes are grown. Therefore, no other wine in the world will taste the same as a wine whose grapes are grown in French countryside soil. And, no other wine tastes quite like Red Bicyclette from France - taste for yourself…
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This is very interesting. 2008 was a fraud - and terrible wine. Now we have 2009 which is a huge bargain! Hmmm. And now it is impossible to find! Good reputations are hard to build and easier to lose.The 2009 is exactly what you would expect from an "old world" type Pinot Noir. The color is a light Burgundy. The nose is wonderful, fruity but com...
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Another interesting recent read, from a column by Laurie Daniel in the San Jose Mercury News.Reporting on some interesting market research, speculation on why tannins are so rounded and acid so lacking in reds these days, as well as an observation that America must finally be developing a wine culture of its own, "And that's a good thing."Any op...
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I have only tried a few pinot noirs, and I am beginning to think that I do not ... this style of red wine. The Red Bicyclette did nothing to sway my opinions of pinots. It is true that this wine had a slight cherry nose, but the back end was an overwhelming taste of bitter tannis and iron. This wine just wasn't for m
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Not bad. Medium-bodied, aroma of berries and leather, tasting notes of berries & oak, fruit-forward and a bit grapey even, with touches of bit of pepper, spice, and licorice in the background. Crafted for the American palate.
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